Darío Gael Blanco
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Darío Gael Blanco (Madrid, 1989) is a Spanish writer, translator and trans rights activist.{{Cite web |last=Baratas |first=María Luisa |date=2023-03-17 |title=Darío Gael Blanco |url=https://euforia.org.es/dario-gael-blanco/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Euforia |language=es}}
Biography
Blanco studied English Philology and Law at the University of Alcalá, and specialized in Literary Analysis and Gender Studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin. {{Cite web |last=Baratas |first=María Luisa |date=2023-03-17 |title=Darío Gael Blanco |url=https://euforia.org.es/dario-gael-blanco/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Euforia |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Darío Gael Blanco |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/autor/dario-gael-blanco/1945 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Vanity Fair |language=es-ES}} They began their transition at the age of 23 when they were taking an Erasmus in Berlin, and showed their body change through their social networks.{{Cite web |last=Sánchez-Mellado |first=Luz |date=2023-01-08 |title=Darío Gael Blanco: “Ser trans no es ni un capricho ni un suplicio” |url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2023-01-08/dario-gael-blanco-ser-trans-no-es-ni-un-capricho-ni-un-suplicio.html |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=El País |language=es}}
As an activist, they defended the Spanish Trans Law, which came into force in 2023. Before the promulgation of said law, they made the change of registered sex in their national identity document.{{Cite web |last=Sánchez-Mellado |first=Luz |date=2023-01-08 |title=Darío Gael Blanco: “Ser trans no es ni un capricho ni un suplicio” |url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2023-01-08/dario-gael-blanco-ser-trans-no-es-ni-un-capricho-ni-un-suplicio.html |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=El País |language=es}}
They collaborate in magazines such as Vanity Fair Spain or Vogue Spain.{{Cite web |last=Baratas |first=María Luisa |date=2023-03-17 |title=Darío Gael Blanco |url=https://euforia.org.es/dario-gael-blanco/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Euforia |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Darío Gael Blanco |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/autor/dario-gael-blanco/1945 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Vanity Fair |language=es-ES}} They have written stories included in anthologies such as Cuadernos de Medusa II (Amor de Madre) or Asalto a Oz (Dos Bigotes) and collective essays such as Vidas Trans (Antipersona). {{Cite web |last=Correa |first=Alba |date=2020-12-02 |title=Qué significa el comunicado del actor Elliot Page para la comunidad LGTB+ |url=https://www.vogue.es/celebrities/articulos/elliot-page-comunicado-hombre-trans-que-significa-hollywood |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Vogue España |language=es-ES}}{{Cite web |last=Mora |first=Víctor |date=2019-07-20 |title=¿Quién teme a lo queer? – Hablamos con Darío Gael Blanco |url=https://blogs.20minutos.es/1-de-cada-10/2019/07/20/hablamos-con-dario-gael-blanco/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=20minutos.es |language=es}}
Personal life
Blanco identifies as a non-binary{{Cite web |last=Baratas |first=María Luisa |date=2023-03-17 |title=Darío Gael Blanco |url=https://euforia.org.es/dario-gael-blanco/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Euforia |language=es}} and bisexual trans person.{{Cite web |last=Sánchez-Mellado |first=Luz |date=2023-01-08 |title=Darío Gael Blanco: “Ser trans no es ni un capricho ni un suplicio” |url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2023-01-08/dario-gael-blanco-ser-trans-no-es-ni-un-capricho-ni-un-suplicio.html |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=El País |language=es}}
Works
- Cuadernos de Medusa II (Amor de Madre, 2019)
- Asalto a Oz (Dos Bigotes)
- Vidas Trans (Antipersona, 2019)
References
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Category:Humboldt University of Berlin alumni
Category:University of Alcalá alumni
Category:Transgender rights activists
Category:Spanish LGBTQ rights activists
Category:21st-century Spanish translators
Category:Spanish LGBTQ writers
Category:Spanish bisexual people